One of those weekends

Saturday started fine, brunch with friends, then...
Having 2 identical faulty washing machines, started parts swapping and got one to wash but wouldn't rinse, swapped a control board and then the motor board blew up. Back peddled and did a motor replacement, taking about an hour - still didn't run, suspect the motor board blowing up affected the controller.

Sunday - woke at 5 am with a dog on my legs, scratching himself. He settled a bit but I couldn't sleep. By 6.30 I was dressed and out for a coffee.

             

I was planned to get some rope for my climbing rig and also some walking poles for hiking with.
I visited Bivouac Outdoors, Sylvia Park at 9 am, but before then a stroll around the 24 Hour Kmart, another coffee and a piece of cake for breakfast.

 

I eventually got new hiking poles and the rope I needed for single rope climbing.

Next on the list was a Warrant of Fitness for my car - failed on rear brakes.
It was at this stage I got changed and went home.
Wife still detected make up on my face, so after a quick wash she took me to lunch.

The next 5 hours I was fighting with my car brake calipers, covered in brake fluid, trying to retract them - epic fail even after purchasing a reset tool (looks like a special tool that rotates and pushes is required). I've re-assembled the brake and will call the mechanic tomorrow, knowing they have the correct tools.

Diving

So 28 years ago I bought a wetsuit.
Apart from about 4 snorkeling sessions, it's been saving space in the shed.
Last weekend and this weekend I've been using it to get my Open Water Certification.

Driving to the dive spot and back, I did get time in the airbnb accommodation and the next I morning had breakfast at McDonalds, Orewa Beach.

 

 

first outing since lock down

I found a spare hour to relax.
I did a bit extra with make up, using a pink under my beard area and thought it did a nice job of blending my newly shaved chin.

So it was just a coffee out.

It felt a bit weird as I couldn't connect to my female side, it's like 'What the heck am I doing dressed like this?"

Legacy

Lock down is over for us in New Zealand (until someone carries Covid-19 back to us)

I had hoped that with this pandemic, we would have learned to be more human towards each other, hoped that we would come out as better people.

But really, what did we learn from it?
Wash your hands often, sneeze / cough into your elbow
Of the 70 plus Gods on the planet, non of them will save us.

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In the mean time, for some reason during lock down, I seemed to have lost a feminine part of myself.
Had a few beards, grew body hair.
I did dress up & wig up a couple of times but I just felt strange.
Previously when Rachel disappears for a bit, I used to throw out all her clothes (the dreaded PURGE), but from experience, I know she'll be back soon.